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Tehran toy museum brings old childhood memories to life
AFP, Published on 03/11/2025
» TEHRAN - Inside a restored house in central Tehran, toys from every era, from ancient Persia to Soviet Russia and the United States, share the same space, stirring childhood memories from long ago.
Elderly Britons back in UK after Taliban release
AFP, Published on 20/09/2025
» LONDON - An elderly British couple released by the Taliban authorities after almost eight months in detention in Afghanistan arrived back in the UK on Saturday.
Mattel launches Barbie doll with diabetes
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - Mattel has launched its first Barbie doll with type 1 diabetes in a bid to foster a greater sense of inclusion and empathy among children, a company vice-president said Tuesday.
US woman thanks Trump after release by Taliban in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 30/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - An American woman freed by the Taliban in Afghanistan celebrated her release, in a video shared Saturday by US President Donald Trump, in which she thanked him for helping secure her freedom.
Vietnam pulls dolls over South China Sea map
AFP, Published on 19/03/2025
» HANOI - Seething international tensions over the South China Sea have struck an unlikely victim in Vietnam: popular children’s dolls pulled from shops over a facial mark supposedly resembling Beijing’s claims in the flashpoint waterway.
Oscars producers unveil a 'Wicked' gala showstopper
AFP, Published on 27/02/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - After last year's Oscars gala wowed viewers with a glitzy, star-studded "I'm Just Ken" karaoke, the producers of Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony knew exactly where to turn for this year's showstopping musical moment.
Birkenstock sandals are not art, German court rules
Life, AFP, Published on 24/02/2025
» They may be the trendy footwear of choice for Hollywood A-listers and pop stars, but Birkenstock sandals are not works of art, Germany's top court ruled last week.
What is the pink stuff coating fire-ravaged Los Angeles?
AFP, Published on 15/01/2025
» LOS ANGELES — Above the roaring fires devastating parts of Los Angeles is an incongruous sight: air tankers dropping gallons of bright red and Barbie-pink slurry over forest, homes, cars, and anything else that might lie in the blazes' path.
World rings in 2024 after war, bots and Barbie
AFP, Published on 01/01/2024
» SYDNEY - Jubilant crowds began bidding farewell on Sunday to the hottest year on record, closing a turbulent 12 months marked by clever chatbots, climate crises and wrenching wars in Gaza and Ukraine.
'Barbenheimer' tipped to dominate revamped Golden Globes nominations
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» LOS ANGELES - "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" -- the unlikely pair of films that dominated the box office and spawned countless internet memes this summer -- are expected to lead the newly revamped Golden Globes when nominations are unveiled Monday.